The Stable channel 53.0.2785.129 (Platform version: 8530.90.0) has been released for Acer Chromebook R11, Asus Chromebook Flip and Google Chromebook Pixel (2015). This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. Systems will be receiving updates over the next several days.

Some highlights of these changes are:

This build includes the Google Play Store (beta)

Kernel version update in the TPM

If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Help section of the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).

Oh, I am so delighted to have this release!!! Been waiting since April, and now it's finally here! On my Flip!!

I've installed several apps from the Play Store and done a little experimenting. So far the only problems are:

1. Kindle. When I opened a book in the Kindle app with the Flip in laptop mode (screen horizontal) and then flipped the keyboard back to put the Flip in tablet mode, and rotated the Flip so the screen is vertical (like on a phone), Kindle behaved very oddly. However, after I went back to laptop mode and closed the book, and then switched to tabled mode with the screen vertical, and re-opened the book in Kindle, all was well.

2. MS Word. This seems to work okay, except that the dropdown boxes for font and font size don't work. When I tap/touch/click on either box, it turns dark as it should, but no dropdown menu appears. I was able to find a workaround by clicking on the light bulb at upper right and then typing in Font, and then choosing from the dropdown box that appears, but this is very cumbersome. I hope Google or Microsoft fix this soon!

I'm having WiFi issues with a Chromebook Flip C100P 4GB since the update was applied. Connecting wasn't a problem before the update. WiFi support is spotty - it'll connect, but disconnect shortly after, sometimes saying the WiFi access point is out of range. Tried with 3 different access points. It was fine literally yesterday. Wasn't dropped or anything silly like that. Are there new WiFi drivers or something included with this update? Cuz I think they need some better tests done on them.

I have an entire cart that update to this latest OS and now we are having wifi issues. They won't stay connected. I have 6 other carts of 30 that haven't updated yet and I am concerned. They other carts are working fine. Please fix immediately.

I jumped on the Chromebook bandwagon and have not regretted. I love my Chromebook. But I am really disappointed that people who are just now coming to the table are going to be able to install Android apps before me. One of these days, I would like for companies to start rewarding people for their loyalty instead of giving the new "Perks" to the newbies. Please, please release these for all Chromebooks soon.

This release worked fine on my Flip, but has turned my i7 Pixel into a very hot paperweight. Both are in dev mode. At least one CPU core on the i7 runs at 100% constantly, causing the fan to spin up - and never slow down. The entire machine to feel sluggish. Enabling Android/Play Store causes Secure Shell, which I need for work, to completely stop functioning, so I'm leaving it disabled. Quality is slipping with these releases, "stable" or otherwise.

Hello guys! I am having an issue installing an educational lego app for my asus c100p flip. It would not allow me to install it saying that my version of chrome os is incompatible. But when I update my chromebook it will say up to date with 49 version installed. The app requires min 52 version installed. Is there a way to manually install chrome os for asus 52nd version?